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FDA Moves To Ban Sales Of Menthol Cigarettes

NBC News reports: The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday it will begin the process of banning menthol tobacco cigarettes, as well as all flavored cigars — a move heralded as one expected to improve the health of groups most likely to smoke menthol products, including children and Black Americans. “With these actions, the FDA will help significantly reduce youth …

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Biden Expected To Propose Ban On Menthol Cigarettes

NBC News reports: The Biden administration is expected to announce this week that it will propose a ban on menthol cigarettes, an action urgently sought by tobacco opponents and civil rights groups that say African Americans have been disproportionately hurt by the industry’s aggressive targeting of Black communities. The administration also is poised to say it will seek to ban …

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